Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-03

patrimony. He makes no secret OF his
birth. Ayres saws. And the bishop uid
pick him up in Algeria. So Green was
half right. But he shows the African
distinctly. It's enough to look at his
wool. Hard togct the kink out of that"
y chair scraped behind them: some one
walked away quickly. Marion turno!
as quickly, with an uncomfortable mis-
giving. She laid her hand on her brothers
arm ms the person who had been their un.
seen neighbor passed under a light on
reaching the esplanade.
"Oh, by George. I'm sorry for that!'
Robert cried. Its the fellow himself.
BY George, | am sorry! But there's no
help for it. There's nothing 10 I've done.
i couldn't eat my words.
How awfully sad!' sighed Marion.
.Oh, how awfully sad! It's like being
under a curse or a doom. or being a
pariah or a leper. Oh, isn't it,
No. not exactly, Robert answered,
proSaically. But it's pretty rough. Yes,
il is
The next morning the guests at the
llpAtl "Ntf ElAlllN Sll'l hNh W iNui liidb
the beautiful old bishop had died sud-
denly in the night. Heart disease. His
long, sanity life had been closed by "a
death from the gods Ills secretary tel
cgraphcd to England for directions from
the bishops friends. In accordance with
these he left Immediately for Baltimore,
whence the remains would be forwarded
to Liverpool. In reply to friendly in
quirieS he stated that he would not go 10
England himself. Poor soul. he could
not. lie was left pennileSs by this sud
den stroke. Thus it CHANGED that within
twenty-four hours after crossing their
path he drifted beyond the horizon of the
Derbys.
In course Of time Robert went back to
his post triumphant. engaged. He would
be promoted TO his first %lieutcnancy within
a year. when he would come east again
and claim his bride. Meantime his sister
would keep house for him-her first ef-
fort at housekeeping; she was barely out
of school.
Robert and Marion had been a week at
Fort Cameron when. one afternoon. some
fresh troops arrived from a point further
east. The Derbys were on horseback. a
stones throw from the fort. when these
men marched in. Two other officers
were of the riding party, and Marion was
all animation and gayety as she sauntered
along; she gave a casual glance only at
the dusty soldiers: neither she nor Robert
recognized one of them. But Brissaye
knew the brother and sister in a moment.
He would never forget Marion's lovely
face until he ceased TO breathe. He
lacked at her. gaSped. staggered as
though he had received a blow in the
face, pulled himself together, and tramped
on. But in that flash he had decided
that Cameron wa no place for him.
Apart from the torture that il would I've
10 see Marion constantly. there was an
other reason. In spite Of the distinct
evidence of his African descent to Robert
Derby keen vision. he had enlisted with
out difficulty as a white man. He had
taken this means of coming west; he had
hoped 10 get away from any one who
knew of his antcccdents thus. and after
he had served out his time in the army,
TO strike cut for himself in some bu ,ineSs
in one Of the growing frontier towns.
He had a good deal Of pluck and cour-
age. hut fate seemed to have declared
against him the day he arrived at Cam
eron. There is a brand on my fore
head" he groaned To himself as he tossed
that night on his narrow bed. But he
definitely made up his mind that he
could not and would not stay on in a
place where at any moment his accused
race might be thrown in his teeth.
The next night the adiutant raped up
Robert Derby with an order from the
commanding officer. He was TO take
charge Of "A party Of cavalrymen 10 go
out in search of a man who had deserted
within an hour. The party must get OFF
at daybreak.
"Nou won't shoot him." Marion in
quired, anxiously, when she heard the
Jews. WHO is it, Private LYONS.
Of Company H." which left lprr not much
The wIscr. Robert commended her 10
the good offices Of Can't. Strrne's wife.
who lived next door, and rode away at
dawn.
1t was a long days search along the
circuitous course Of the Yellowstone.
The theory was that the deserter had
taken refuge in one Of the many Indian
camps near the river banks. The Indians
were given Ia good turns of this kind.
liut tcpce after tepee was ransacked with.
out success.
II believe he struck across country,
after al. Robert said to himself. Poor
devil wonder if he knows how easy 1t is
10 get lost on these piains;'
lie was standing at the entrance Of a
tepce as he made this reflection. Near
by was seated a coal black negro in Indian
attire, Black white man" grunted a
young buck at his elbow. Robert nod
ded: IT was n usual thing for negroes TO
become domcsticatcd in Indian camps, as
he was aware, where they were both
popular and looked up to.
The end Of the expedition was a stage
ranch forty miles from the fort. No news
here Of the deSerter. II was useless to
20 farther, and the party settled down
for the night in such quarters as the
place offered. Robert fell heir to the
doubtful hospitality Of the one bed. inno-
cent OF sheets. As he settled down be-
tween the gray blankets be doubted
whether he were better or worse oil than
the wife Of o friend of his who, travelling
that way, rashly inquired Of the ranch
man whether the sheets then on the bed
were clran. Tie man WIS gricvrd and
aggrtryrl. "a very respectable party
slept IN them last night; That's all.
ma am. They had been since discarded
rs an unnecessary luxury.
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